In 1983, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X phone was the first portable cellular phone to receive FCC type approval and become available for consumer purchase just a few months later.The DynaTAC 8000X phone weighed 28 ounces, was 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches in dimension, boasted one hour of talk time and eight hours of standby time and featured a LED display. "The brick" weighed 2 pounds, offered just a half-hour of talk time for every recharging and sold for $3,995.

"Consumers were so impressed by the concept of being always accessible with a portable phone that waiting lists for the DynaTAC 8000X were in the thousands, despite the initial $3,995 retail price," recalled Rudy Krolopp, one of the original Motorola design team members responsible for creating the DynaTAC 8000X phone. "In 1983, the notion of simply making wireless phone calls was revolutionary and it was an exciting time to be pioneering the technology at Motorola."

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